UNNECESSARY DUMPS ?

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 115, 16 May 1936, Page 22

UNNECESSARY DUMPS ?

BOUT'S EXCITING FINISH

Glenn Wade said "Farewfell'1 to Auckland wrestling fans oil' Monday evening—said y it;;.while.' lyihg : : on .; the" mat getting a. wiprm's;. eye. yiew"of' r the' ceiling.'/';' It :was/hisl last match" in7 New Zealand; before /sailing ;for.. Australia today,' and though he was beaten by ,the big Canadian Earl McCready (listed by one American authority as the third wrestler of the. world), he went down in a colourful'finish, with Jiis flag flying. * He.was:dumped again and again in the sixth round and was- unable to come up»for the seventh, but prior to that he wasithe leader on points in a gruelling match (comments: the "Star").The crowd: displeasure 'with.-. McCready's performance during the.:openihg stages, because there was little of the spectacular in the contest, but it was evident -that Wa"de is : ; a greatly improved wrestler on last year's count. ~ His holds, were hard and he offered1 no "beg- pardons"' in -applying them. : ■.:■"■■'■■:■:' :-■ '■, ■':■ '"■■ ;-■■■.":• "/-■•.• ■ It was a match notable this year 'in that it was clean ail the way and any. lack of the spectacular was made lip in the final round. Out- on his feet from two "knock-out;1 forearm jolts, he was thrown and. dumped so of ten and so decisively that it.seemed like un. necessary cruelty before the fall was taken. Wade heeded medical attention as he lay groaning.in the ring—and awOman in a stage seat had fainted. It was'a dramatic finale. -.;.■".■ ~ Announced- at 17st, Earl McCready had nearly a. stone advantage" over Glenn Wade, 16st lib, but Wade seemed in'milch better condition than on previ. | bus ■ occasions and from the start it was an even, solid contest. " ' ■ One day; recently a motorist found that his car was :• stuck '■ in ■•■ the mud at a suburban - golf •-' course. .-• ,* He sought i the aid of a well set-up man; standing by and, as a;result,'had. the-handle pulled off /one of, his doors. The man in question was Jack- Forsgren. :; :On the same day,, incidentally, Forsgren had a keen disappointment. Failure to hole a short putt prevented him from breaking 80 for' the fourth time in hia life. ■-.■-... . ■ / Cyril Pluto was seriously considered by the Southland-Association; as the next opponeiit for Roy de Gans, but that honour has been given to Harold Reeve', the match to be staged on May 27. '. .."..,. ,■.,..' ":/ . According to a"southern exchange the Otago Boxing Association would 1 give Billy Aitken a number of• bouts if he. was- prepared to take^ up residence in Dunedin. Fred Henneberry, middleweight champion boxer of Australia, who has previously refused to meet' coloure| opponents, has now. changed his mind. He is willing to meet the American "Tommy" Jones, on.,the- basis of the winner to take all, plus a side wager of £100. ..,,.- It is not unlikely that Pete Mehriri-. ger and Earl McCready will'be early departures, from , New. Zealand for Australia.. ■ /. ",..'.:. _ The Newtq^ni Boxing Club will hold its. next open night, on Thursday wlieii a bright programme will Toe pV&enfedi